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Technical Services
Technical Services are an important part of the work of vgbe energy. They are an extended service and cover the entire field of technology and operation in the power plant. Members and customers worldwide employ Technical Services to achieve sustainable, safe, trouble-free and economical operation.
We work interdisciplinary
We work by focusing on solutions
When processing your order, we always strive to develop good and economically sensible solutions for your plant and to implement them successfully together with you.
We work by focusing on practical needs
Most time of the year, our team work on-site at your facilities to support you in maintaining, operating or inspecting your plant components.
Your problems – Our solutions
We develop customised and individual solutions,
which are characterized by economic efficiency and technical competence.
There is a solution for everything
Our range of services
Materials Laboratory
Experience for over 40 years in the field of damage analysis and condition monitoring of power plant components as well as practice-oriented research and development work in the field of materials engineering.
Chemical investigations
Oil laboratory
The oil laboratory offers all services related to oil management. For this purpose, a state-of-the art laboratory is used for the analysis of lubricating and insulating oils.
Quality assurance and inspection
The aim of quality assurance and inspection is to improve system safety and availability for new systems and revisions.
Engineering consultancy
Advice is provided with a high degree of professional competence by our long-standing technical experts. The approach to processing is clearly focused on practical solutions.
RELIABLE EXPERIENCE
RESULTING FROM MORE THAN 40 YEARS
Members and customers all over the world use our range of services to achieve sustainable, safe, trouble-free and economical operation.
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vgbe energy has successfully commissioned a high-pressure hydrogen autoclave that enables the study of material behavior under realistic high-pressure hydrogen conditions.
More ...vgbe energy successfully commissions high-pressure hydrogen autoclave for material testing
Benefit from the many years of experience of our employees by participating in the seminars. The face-to-face events are supplemented by a new online-live variant.
OnLine seminars
In this seminar, you will gain practical insights into the most important damage mechanisms and typical types of damage in power plant technology.
More ...Damage in power plants - damage analysis and prevention
9/10 September 2025 | Velbert
vgbe seminar
Participants should be enabled to better understand the chemical processes in their plants, to check them in a targeted manner and, if necessary, to optimize them.
More ...Chemistry in the water-steam cycle
12/13 November 2025 | Passau
vgbe seminar
The basic seminar “Basics - Water Chemistry in Power Plants” should enable participants to better understand the chemical processes in their plants.
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